Soap-holder.



J. A. MOSS.

SOAP HOLDER.

nrmoumx FILED Mm. 211, 1900.

978,189. Patented Dec. 13,1910.

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after/"M1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. MOSS, OF FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

SOAP-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that I, JAMES A. Moss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Leavenworth, in the countyv of Leavenworth and State.of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Soap- Holders,of which the following is a specithe user of the device.

\Vith the above, and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription progre'sses, the invention. resides in the novel arrangementand combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple andapproved type of the invention, and in which Figure 1 is aside elevationof the improved soap holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of thesame. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view upon the line 33 of Fig. 2,and looking in the'direction of the arrows. Fig. 4' is a perspectiveview of a .inodified form of the follower member.

In the accompanying drawing, the numeral 1 designates a suitable casing,constructed of any desired or preferred material, preferably cylindricalin cross section and having both of its ends open. The casing isprovided upon its outer face, adjacent one of its ends with an annularhead 2, which is adapted-to serve as-a stop for a suitable top orclosure 3, w'hereby'this end of the easing may be normally closed whenthe device is not in use. The inner face of the casing l is roughenedor. provided its entire length with annular teeth, serrations or spiralthreads 4, which are'adapted to be engaged by suitable fingers -5provided upon the edge of, afollower member 6. The member (3 isconstructed of some suitable resilient. material and is of a concavoconvex cross sectional contour, and the said member has its rounded orconvex face positioned in the di- Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

Application filed September 28, 1909. Serial No. 519,931.

rection occupied by the cap or closure 3 -of the casing 1. By referenceto Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be noted that theengagingteeth or fingers 5 are centrally separated from each other through themedium of radiatingslits 7, thus rendering the said fingers or teetheffectively resilient, so that the follower member may be easily forcedupward within the casing 1, but which will also prevent the downwardmovement-of the said member, as when force is applied in this directionthe central portion of the said member will move downwardly causing theteeth or fingers 5 to spread and tightly engage the wall of the casing.The follower member 6 is centrally provided with an upstanding enteringpoint 8, which is adapted to engage the lower end of a shaving stick,designated by the numeral 9. The stick of soap 9 is of a lengthapproximately equaling the length of the casing 1, and is, of course, ofa cross sectional contour corresponding to the said casing but of aslightly lesser diameter so as to allow for the free movement of thestick within the casing.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be noted that I have provided a simple, novel andeffective device for the purpose intended and while I have illustratedand described the preferred embodiment of the improvement as it nowappears to me, minor details of construction, within the scope of thefollowing claims may be resorted to if desired.

In Fig. 4 I have illustrated a modified form of the follower. In thisfigure the follower designated by the letter A comprises a singleflexible element constructed of flat. metal and being bent upwardly atits center so as to present a substantially inverted V- shapedstructure. The top or apex of the V is provided with a suitable enteringpoint B, while the ends of the oppositely diverging arms may besharpened as at C so as to readily engage the teeth or serrations of thecasing.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new is a In a devicefor the purpose set forth, a cylindrical casing having open ends andhaving its body portion serrated the entire length thereof, a soapholding follower within the casing, said follower comprising silientmaterial and being of a cross secsiliency of the device.

a disk constructed of a single piece of re- I viding each of the teethto add to the re- 10 In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inpresence of two Witnesses.

JAMES A. MOSS.

tional concave-convex shape, the edges of the disk being provided withspaced teeth,

the central portion of the disk being provided with an upwardlyprojecting spur, Witnesses:

and the body of the disk being provided JOHN L. FLETCHER, with a.plurality of radiating slits each di- R. M. SMITH.

